Crystal Cathedral

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church building landmark megachurch

Crystal Cathedral is a landmark postmodern glass megachurch in Garden Grove, California, renowned for its striking transparent design and large-scale religious broadcasts.

Aliases (1)

Crystal Cathedral Ministries ×2

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	church building → landmark → megachurch →
architecturalSignificance	iconic example of late 20th-century glass megachurch design →
architecturalStyle	Postmodern architecture →
associatedBroadcast	Hour of Power →
associatedOrganization	Crystal Cathedral Ministries →
associatedPerson	Arvella Schuller NERFINISHED →
bellTowerHeight	about 236 feet →
bellTowerName	Crean Tower →
broadcastReach	international television audience →
constructionStartDate	1977 →
country	United States of America →
designedBy	John Burgee → Philip Johnson →
diocesanRole	cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange →
foundedBy	Robert H. Schuller →
hasBellTower	yes →
hasOrgan	Hazel Wright Organ →
height	about 128 feet →
inaugurationDate	1980 →
laterDenomination	Roman Catholic Church →
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Orange County, California NERFINISHED →
location	Garden Grove, California →
materialUsed	glass →
namedAfter	Hour of Power television program’s concept of a “Crystal Cathedral of the Air” →
notableFeature	drive-in worship origins on the campus → extensive use of reflective glass walls → large indoor reflecting pool and stage area → transparent sanctuary design →
numberOfGlassPanels	over 10000 glass panes →
organNotability	one of the largest church pipe organs in the world →
organType	pipe organ →
originalDenomination	Reformed Church in America →
ownershipChange	purchased by Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange →
religiousAffiliation	Christianity →
renovationCompletionDate	2019 →
renovationForCatholicUse	yes →
roofType	glass roof →
saleCompletionDate	2012 →
seatingCapacity	about 2900 →
structuralSystem	steel frame →
subsequentName	Christ Cathedral →
touristAttraction	yes →
usedFor	concerts → special religious events → televised religious broadcasts → worship services →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Crystal Cathedral ("Crystal Cathedral Ministries") →	associatedOrganization
Philip Johnson →	notableWork
Diocese of Orange ("Crystal Cathedral Ministries") →	purchasedChristCathedralCampusFrom